Agric Tweets OF The Week- 15/06/2018

It’s another Friday and I guess you know what that means here on our blog…. Oh Yeah, It’s another day for our weekly farming series; Agric Tweets of The Week.

This is the weekly series where we serve you Agric related news, events, special comments, innovations, and announcements found on twitter.

First, Eid Mubarak to all our Muslim friends and Best Wishes to our sportsmen on the field as they kick off the World Cup for 2018.

So in no particular order, Take a look at our list of tweets from this week;

The Minister Of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh and the King of Morocco, HM King Mohammed VI, has signed a cooperation agreement on vocational training and technical supervision to enhance capacity for agricultural outfits in Nigeria.

The Minister of @FmardNg, Chief @AuduOgbeh and his Moroccan counterpart, Mr Aziz Akhannouch, signed a cooperation agreement on vocational training & technical supervision, which will enhance skills on better management of agricultural outfits in Nigeria.#PMBinMoroccopic.twitter.com/bFOmAatFqH

We love youths developing and innovating new ideas on how Agriculture can be better. Read this tweet to understand:

Beauty, a 300Level Student of UniBen pitched her idea on how to improve fish farming for healthy fish consumption. Through her Tansy Systems, she says she has developed an automated water pump that can be controlled by mobile phones.#SSInnovationHub#NSIPHubspic.twitter.com/56oB3u0Ycv

We would say with the recent news update so far, The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Road Development is working really hard to boost up farming for smallholder farmers.

Today, we signed the MoU on Mechanization with the Nigerian Agricultural Mechanization & Equipment Leasing Co. – NAMEL and John Deere Tractors. This signifies a landmark in our efforts to reposition Agriculture to serve and benefit Nigerian farmers, especially the smallholder. pic.twitter.com/wJz9Sktq2J

It’s a twitter thread, ensure you click the link below through to read through:

By enhancing smallholder farmers’ access to mechanization services for increased productivity, they can contribute better to the growth of our economy and move us closer to the attainment of national food security.

The right answer to the question “How can we get youths involved in agriculture?”, has been answered by this amazing twitter user. Read:

Yes! we can have youth falling in love with agriculture when modern application tools are in place for them to use and accomplish the said task ahead of them, having in mind that our 21st century youth are technology driven.

…It’s all about making farming easier for the female rural farmers. Thank you Mrs. Karima Babangida, Director, Fed Dept of Extension Services, FMARD.

Rural women constitute about 70% of manual labour in agriculture. They must not be left behind. This mechanization facility should be extended to make farming less tedious for our women in the rural areas – Mrs. Karima Babangida, Director, Fed Dept of Extension Services, FMARD. pic.twitter.com/VeFCtTE6z4

Are you a young scientist making strides in science-based international agriculture? Watch out for the world food prize event;

Can you believe there is only 1 day left to send in nominations for The BFA? You still have time to get those nominations in for young scientists making strides in science-based international agriculture! You can find more information here: https://t.co/0U7cAcHdxJ#BFA18pic.twitter.com/KrAKWUr2O5

We would always be grateful to 2017 Laureate Dr. Akinwumi Adesina for his contribution towards fighting corruption in the fertilizer industry and increased credit for smallholder farmers. What do you think?